misjudge
"misjudge" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“misjudge” is uncommon English (frequency #76,129 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,129
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
Corpus desk
Index EN-misjudge · misjudge · English
misjudge · rank #76,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,129
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mnemonics
Nearest frequency peer: mnemonics (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “misjudge”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- milken
milken
23,878 corpus weight
- millwork
millwork
23,877 corpus weight
- mimetic
mimetic
23,876 corpus weight
- misjudge
misjudge
23,872 corpus weight
- mnemonics
mnemonics
23,871 corpus weight
- molde
molde
23,870 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “misjudge” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | misjudge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “misjudge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
misjudge is uncommon English at frequency #76,129 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for misjudge, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + judge. The correct English form is misjudge, spelled M-I-S-J-U-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how misjudge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I misjudged you. I don't like your politics but I appreciate your loyalty to your friends.
Etymology
From mis- + judge.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).